Dave-to-girl ratio

Concept of the day: Dave-to-Girl Ratio: the ratio between males named Dave and females in university computer-science schools. This ratio sometimes exceeds 1.0, and apparently it's not getting any better. (via TechDirt)

(Not sure about guys named Dave, but a significant proportion of the computer-science students at Monash in 1992-1995 were named Andrew. Whether they outnumbered women is unknown.)

Well I've only ever been in the room with one other person called Ben at a time. Sort of a duality/Sith thing I suppose.

May the Force be With You.

Posted by: SharonThu Aug 16 21:20:12 2012

In Santa Rosa in 1998, I was in a meeting of 8 people and there 5 Roberts and 1 Robertino, who went by Tino. It was suggested that myself and a guy named Scott were perhaps in the wrong room.

Posted by: Liz PFri Jun 7 00:09:33 2013

Couldn't we target the issue by admitting more guys named Dave?

Posted by: AuntyViSun Nov 3 20:07:13 2013

Us longtime programmers LOL at 'computer programming' schools. I've been in the industry since I was 12 years old (took me two years to get legally emancipated after graduating from high school at 10). If you were a programmer 53 years ago, like me, you were better off having a degree in English Literature. These days my preference is to hire those with a degree in math, economics, statistical analysis or the ilk. BTW, Women ARE smarter than men, even the AMA finally admitted that, and if women don't want to program, leave 'em alone, they have 99.9% probably got better things to do. Also, it's insulting to call WOMEN, 'girls'. BTW, I own a number of mostly technology-related businesses that employ over 1600 people of which 1100 ARE women, go figgur. P.S. 1300 are AMERICANS.